Ghost Towns of the Second World War: Arizona’s Historic Military Sites

Prescott Public Library 215 E. Goodwin St., Prescott, AZ, United States

During the Second World War, Arizona’s open spaces, sparse population, and mild weather made it an ideal location for a wide range of military operations including combat training, POW camps, and flight training.  By war’s end, more pilots received their wings in Arizona than in any other state.  This presentation discusses the war’s impact on […]

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Authors Night with Jeremy Rowe

Arizona Humanities 1242 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ, United States

On Thursday, November 6, join photography historian, collector, researcher, and writer Jeremy Rowe, EdD for the release of his new book Arizona Stereographs, 1865-1930. Explore Arizona and the West through stereographic photography and experience a fascinating time in American history. Stereographs were an early form of three-dimensional photography, and were very popular for education and […]

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Surviving Genocide: Race, Ethnicity, Immigration and Thriving after Great Loss

Glendale Community College 6000 W. Olive Avenue, Glendale, AZ, United States

Survivors of genocide are not victims, they are heroes.  It is hard to imagine that there are real people involved in the dangers of ethnic cleansing, drones and other weapons of destruction.  Have you ever asked yourself, “What happens after war? How do people deal with its effect?  Where are those that have been ravaged […]

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Swing into History: Popular Music of the Big Band Era

Globe Active Adult Center 579 S. Broad St., Globe, AZ, United States

With the exception of the most ardent collectors and the older generations, the influence and legacy of the big bands is largely forgotten despite their overwhelming popularity and significant role in early radio.  Join Larson as he revisits the sounds that America listened and danced to for more than three decades.  Learn how iconic artists […]

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The Food of Arizona: Many Cultures, Many Flavors

Buckeye Valley Museum 116 E Hwy 85, Buckeye, AZ, United States

Consider the taco, that favorite treat, a staple of Mexican and Mexican American cooking and an old standby on an Arizonan’s plate. The corn in the tortilla comes from Mexico, the cheese from the Sahara, the lettuce from Egypt, the onion from Syria, the tomatoes from South America, the chicken from Indochina, and the beef […]

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Desert Trader: Goldie Tracy Richmond, Trader, Trapper, and Quiltmaker

The Museum of Casa Grande 110 W. Florence Blvd, Casa Grande, AZ, United States

Goldie Tracy Richmond came to southwestern Arizona in 1927 where she lived in a canvas lean-to. To survive, Goldie mined, ran traplines, and operated Tracy’s Trading Post, living among the Tohono O’odham people for four decades. She was a large woman, and the stories told by the O’odham people of Goldie’s life are legendary. Goldie […]

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All Hat and No Cattle:  The Language of the American West

Pinal County Historical Society Museum 715 South Main, Florence, AZ, United States

Every day we use words and phrases whose roots lie in the American West.  Words like “brand,” “maverick,” and “railroaded,” along with phrases like “climb down off your high horse” and “passing the buck” all grew out of the culture and experiences of those who resided west of the Mississippi.  These creative words and phrases […]

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Saving the Great American West:  The Story of George Bird Grinnell

Pima Community College Downtown Campus, Amethyst Room 1255 N. Stone Ave, Tucson, AZ, United States

The great West that George Bird Grinnell first encountered in 1870 as a 21-year-old man was shortly to disappear before his eyes.  Nobody was quicker to sense the desecration or was more eloquent in crusading against the poachers, the hide-hunters, and the disengaged U.S. Congress than George Bird Grinnell, the “Father of American Conservation.”  Grinnell […]

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Arizona Humanities Awards

Cutler-Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center 122 E Culver St., Phoenix, AZ, United States

Join us as we present the Arizona Humanities Awards! Enjoy appetizers, drinks and live music! Thursday, November 13 4:30 - 7:30pm Culter-Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center 122 E. Culver St. Phoenix, AZ 85004 $40 per person includes appetizers and one alcoholic beverage (non-alcoholic beverages complimentary) Click here to RSVP. Please RSVP by Friday, November 7

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INYAHOSKIE (The Stone Boy): A Lakota Legend

Esmond Station K-8 9400 S. Atterbury Wash Way, Vail, AZ, United States

In ancient times the lessons of life and guides to a moralistic life were taught via fables of ancestors and their adventures in a magical world fraught with monsters and heroes.  INYAHOSKIE is one of those heroes who sets out to explore the world and journeys to the Southwest where he encounters a rude and […]

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